Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
Problems encountered during efforts to reformulate the IRI description of the electron density profile are examined. Consideration is given to Booker's (1979) proposal that the unique, analytic profile functions should cover the entire ionospheric height range. The IRI topside model is reviewed and the electron density profile of the middle and lower ionosphere are discussed. Rawer's (1983) procedure for combining the topside, middle, and lower ionospheric profiles into one analytic profile is reviewed.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics (ISSN 0021-9169); 51; 781-790
Format:
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